Welcome to the Another Kind Of Advent Calendar! Every day for the next twenty four days, I’ll be posting a little something unexpectedly Christmassy for you in honour of the festive season. It’s been the weirdest year, so let’s have a bit of fun…

Behind the first door of our 2020 Advent Calendar is a scene from a 1950s Christmas in Florida. We’ve visited Floridian festivities in previous years, but this time our stopping point is a little more glamorous than simply joining Santa in chilling on the beach (sorry Santa!).

Today we are visiting the Wheat family in Fort Lauderdale – and like Floridians at Christmas generally, they don’t necessarily do things the traditional way. I mean, I don’t know about you, but Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a floating tree in your swimming pool, is it!?

If you’re feeling festive, you can find lots more Christmas reading and watching from me here – there are now over a decade’s worth of seasonal posts to explore…